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==Description==
 
==Description==
When used, the technique will immobilize you for two turns and attempt to revive all humanoid [[corpse]]s on adjacent squares and turn them into an appropriate form of [[undead]]:
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When used, the technique will immobilize you for two turns and attempt to revive all humanoid [[corpse]]s on adjacent squares and turn them into an appropriate form of [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]]:
  
* The corpse of a [[kobold]], [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]], [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orc]] (including [[goblin]]s), [[Human (monster attribute)|human]], [[ettin]], or [[Elf (monster attribute)|giant]] will result in the corresponding [[zombie]] type.
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* The corpse of a [[kobold]], [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]], [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orc]] (including [[goblin]]s and [[hobgoblin]]s), [[Human (monster attribute)|human]], [[ettin]], or [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]] will result in the corresponding [[zombie]] type.
 
* Other humanoids will become a [[ghoul]] {{frac|3|4}} of the time, with the remainder becoming [[ghast]]s.  
 
* Other humanoids will become a [[ghoul]] {{frac|3|4}} of the time, with the remainder becoming [[ghast]]s.  
  
 
The resulting undead will then be subjected to taming, with the same odds as casting {{spell of|charm monster}}, and undead that are not tamed will be hostile. The technique will be usable again after 1000-1500 turns.
 
The resulting undead will then be subjected to taming, with the same odds as casting {{spell of|charm monster}}, and undead that are not tamed will be hostile. The technique will be usable again after 1000-1500 turns.
 
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[[Category:SLASH'EM techniques]]
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM techniques]]
 
[[Category:SlashTHEM techniques]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 7 November 2023

Raise zombies is a technique that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM, and Hack'EM.

Necromancers start the game with knowledge of this technique in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM - in Hack'EM, they gain the technique at experience level 3.

Description

When used, the technique will immobilize you for two turns and attempt to revive all humanoid corpses on adjacent squares and turn them into an appropriate form of zombie:

The resulting undead will then be subjected to taming, with the same odds as casting charm monster, and undead that are not tamed will be hostile. The technique will be usable again after 1000-1500 turns.